how to pronounce тик

/tʲik/

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тик is pronounced in one syllable

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tʲ

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An example use of тик in a speech by a native speaker of standard russian:

“… еще одна платформа типа тик ток или …”

meanings of тик

noun:

Teak (tree; timber).
Tic (local and habitual convulsive motion).
Tick, ticking (fabric).

тик frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word тик occurs in russian on average 3.3 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.